Remarking on the grand success of the National Games 2022, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the sporting infrastructure was widely appreciated by the athletes, and the games will remembered for the focus on sustainability including furthering awareness on recycling, reducing plastic waste and enhancing cleanliness. The Prime Minister lauded the people and Government of Gujarat for their hospitality.
Services began the day with 53 gold medals and added three more top podium results on Tuesday to maintain their lead with 56 gold, 34 silver, and 31 bronze medals for a total of 121 medals. as shared by the Olympics Website.
Sajan Prakash, competing at the Sardar Patel Aquatics Complex in Ahemdabad, beat tough competition from Madhya Pradesh's Advait Page in the men's 400-meter freestyle and Karnataka's S Siva in the 200-meter individual medley to increase his personal gold medal total at this edition to five.
Haryana's Antim Panghal, who made history in August by becoming the first Indian to become U20 world champion in women's wrestling, beat Priyanshi Prajapati of Madhya Pradesh by fall in the final.
The top-seeded pair of Sanil Shetty and Reeth Rishya went down 0-3 to unseeded Manav Thakkar and Filzahfatema Kadri. The husband-wife duo, which got a first-round bye, played and lost tamely to an exuberant Gujarat pair, Kadri combining well with Thakkar.
Number 1 and number 2 seeds from Tamil Nadu, G. Sathiyan and A. Sharath Kamal, toyed with their respective opponents scoring an identical 4-0 wins to move into the pre-quarterfinals of the men's singles in the 36th National Games at the Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Indoor Stadium here today.
Manika Batra, who partnered with Neha Aggarwal to win the women's doubles gold in the 2015 National Games in Kerala, admitted that she was very upset with her performance in Birmingham
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